diff --git a/salt/soc/files/soc/soc.json b/salt/soc/files/soc/soc.json
index 072af7a22..d0769ca33 100644
--- a/salt/soc/files/soc/soc.json
+++ b/salt/soc/files/soc/soc.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         "groupItemsPerPage": 50,
         "groupFetchLimit": 500,
         "eventItemsPerPage": 50,
-        "eventFetchLimit": 5000,
+        "eventFetchLimit": 500,
         "relativeTimeValue": 24,
         "relativeTimeUnit": 30,
         "mostRecentlyUsedLimit": 5,